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Q13. Alex makes an electromagnet.
She winds insulated wire around an iron nail.
She connects the wire to a power supply.
She uses the electromagnet to pick up some steel paper-clips.
This is her prediction.
The more turns of wire around the iron nail the stronger
the electromagnet becomes.
(a)
(i)
Give the one factor she should change as she investigates her prediction.
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1 mark
(ii)
Give one factor she should keep the same.
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1 mark
(iii)
Describe how she could use the paper-clips to measure the
strength of the electromagnet.
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1 mark
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